This I Believe: 2011 Edition

The RMHS English Department congratulates the class of 2011! We have enjoyed working with you and watching your growth over the last four years. The essays recorded below represent your class well. They are eloquent, insightful, and thought-provoking. Some are poignant; others, lighthearted. Your Engish teachers, and all of your teachers from the Reading Public Schools, are proud of how articulate and thoughtful you have become.



This I Believe #1: Family Dinners, by Sarah Brugman



This I Believe #2: The Power of Forgiveness, by Luis Diaz



This I Believe #3: The Daydream Believer and The Homecoming Queen, by Kevin Duffy



This I Believe #4: Using A Hairbrush As A Microphone, by Erin McIntyre



This I Believe #5: Hair, by Megan McWeeney



This I Believe #6: Sports Is A Religion, by Shikhar Mehta



This I Believe #7: The Sharp Stab of A Pen, by Victoria Perez



This I Believe #8: Ventures Into The Unknown, by Mary Quigley



This I Believe #9: Brotherhood, by Josh St. John




This I Believe #10: Dragonflies, by Jaqueline Tremblay